ABOUT 1.6 million children in Britain are growing up in households where an adult is experiencing problem gambling, it was revealed today.

Children exposed to gambling are also four times more likely to go on to experience such issues themselves, charity GambleAware’s annual survey found.

Up to 130,000 people who used to gamble said they were still experiencing harm from previous gambling, while an estimated 1.2 million adults who used to gamble reported feeling the urge to gamble again in the last six months.